Occupation or role: General servant Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Dec 1862 Date of death: 12 Mar 1863 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of vertebrae Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She had suffered pain in her back when she was fourteen years old, but this soon subsided, and she did not again notice pain until six months ago, when for the first time she noticed her back was curved considerably. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and spine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Apr 1863 Date of death: 12 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman was of dissolute habits and was struck with a bar of iron on the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Homicide/murder
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Jan 1863 Date of death: 18 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Synovitis. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Synovitis (Joints); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She stated on her admission that she had enjoyed good health until three weeks ago about which time she noticed that her left knee was painful and that it was larger than the other. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and left knee joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Mar 1863 Date of death: 22 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle in spinal cord Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman was an in patient for many weeks in 1861 with coxalgia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, cord, spinal column, abdomen and chest Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 65 or 77 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 May 1863 Date of death: 31 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of leg. Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: For the last two months she had had a ulcer, the size of the palm of the hand, over the right knee joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, blood and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Nov 1863 Date of death: 27 Nov 1863 Disease (transcribed): Carbuncle Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Back) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: On the 31st of October he noticed what he thought was a small boil in the dorsal region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Nov 1863 Date of death: 27 Nov 1863 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ascites. Disease of liver Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a very emaciated condition for stricture of the urethra. At the same time he appeared to have extensive disease of both lungs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Dec 1863 Date of death: 21 Dec 1863 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Abscess of ovary. Phlebitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Ovary); Phlebitis (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient on her admission was in the last stage of phthsis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clicker Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Nov 1863 Date of death: 4 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of knee. Abscess in thigh. Ulceration of branch of femoral Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Abscess (Thigh); Ulcer (Thigh) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Enjoyed good health till May 1860 when he noticed slight swelling about his right ankle’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thigh, chest
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 7 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jan 1864 Date of death: 20 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Traumatic tetanus Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'On the 26th of December she trod on an old iron meal stand and received a small wound on the ball of the toe of the right foot, some pain & inflammation followed and the part was kept poulticed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Section of post-tibial nerve, brain, spinal cord, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Dec 1863 Date of death: 3 Feb 1864 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of skull. Empyema Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Skull); Empyema (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Contracted syphilis in 1858, & was not put under the mercurial treatment: a secondary eruption appeared in 1860, and in 1862 several nodes formed in various parts of the skull, but disappeared under treatment. He was salivated in 1859 for a sore on the penis’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Feb 1864 Date of death: 14 Feb 1864 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'In good health till the morning of the 9th of present month, when he complained of pain in his back, and as there was some account of a slight blow to this part, he was admitted into hospital, but no lesion of any kind was discovered. Two days afterwards an eruption appeared, not unlike that of variola, and he was placed under the care of the physician’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, cord, fauces, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Feb 1864 Date of death: 3 Mar 1864 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of leg and ankle. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Fell from a scaffold a distance of forty feet. He was admitted into the Oxford Ward on February 8th with a compound fracture of the right leg. The wound was about an inch in length, and the end of the upper fragment protruded through it’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, legs
Occupation or role: Midwife Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Feb 1864 Date of death: 6 Mar 1864 Disease (transcribed): Poisoned blood, from wound in finger? Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Wound (Finger) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Admitted with poisoned thumb on February 28th. About a week before admission attended a case of midwifery which terminated fatally: she stated that she had a small scratch by the side of the nail of the right thumb, but did not take any particular notice of it till February 22nd when it became very painful’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1864 Date of death: 8 Apr 1864 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Driver Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Mar 1846 Date of death: 8 Apr 1864 Disease (transcribed): Abscess near bladder bursting into urethra Disease (standardised): Abscess (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'About one year ago an abscess formed by the side of the rectum close to the anus; it was opened, discharged and has never remained healed for any length of time together’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Lady’s maid Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Apr 1864 Date of death: 3 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Admitted on account of a small fatty tumor situated on the posterior border of the left axilla. The tumor was removed on April 14th, the patient being under the influence of chloroform’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined. The post mortem here recorded belongs to a person of similar name, No 137’
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1865 Date of death: 25 May 1865 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: The patient, already at the point of death, was in the Hospital a year ago with cough then of two months duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Livery stable keeper Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 May 1865 Date of death: 25 May 1865 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of stomach. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: Two weeks ago when walking in his usual health, he brought up a quantity of clotted blood by vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Sep 1865 Date of death: 14 Sep 1865 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: When he came under the care of the Surgeons he was delirious. There was a large fluctuating swelling on the right hip, another on the left hand and a third on the elbow of the same side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Aug 1865 Date of death: 16 Sep 1865 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: For three months this man had been suffering from cough with expectoration. His appetite had failed, his flesh wasted and he sweated much at night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
